Park, IL town hall & government
Park spent $5.4 million in the year to April 30, 2022, about $730 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Park's government.
Where Park's money goes
Where the money comes from
- From the state 45%
- Utility sales 23%
- Property taxes 9%
- From the federal government 8%
- Other taxes & licenses 7%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Sales taxes 4%
Who works for Park
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Warren Township High School District 121
Park's high school district, shared with Gurnee, Warren, Old Mill Creek, Waukegan, Wadsworth and Newport. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal
- Local 69%
- State 27%
- Federal 3%
Of the $20,075 per pupil, $12,235 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Also serving Park: Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50 ($23,456 per pupil) · Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 ($23,440 per pupil) · Gurnee School District 56 ($20,917 per pupil).
Which schools Park kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Park pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Park's government
Who represents Park
Park is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Bradley Scott Schneider. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.